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Volume 9, 2014 - Issue sup1: Afghanistan’s health system: Moving forward in challenging circumstances 2002-2013
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Communicable disease control in Afghanistan

Mohammad S. IkramOffice of Social Sector, USAID/Afghanistan, Kabul, AfghanistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Clydette L. PowellBureau for Global Health, USAID/Washington, Washington, DC, USA
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Rashida A. BanoCommunicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Arshad D. QuddusCommunicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Syad K. ShahCommunicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Ellyn L. OgdenWorldwide Polio Eradication, USAID/Washington, Washington, DC, USA
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Waqar R. ButtCommunicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Mohd Arshil MoideenMalaysian Armed Forces, Health Services Division, Bamiyan, Afghanistan
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Pages S43-S57 | Received 28 May 2012, Accepted 23 Feb 2013, Published online: 13 Sep 2013

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